Deputy Cook

Permanent

Grade A - £24,796 - £28,142

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 35 hours per week

Deputy Cook - Clifton Primary School, Brunswick Road. Sparkbrook. B12 8NX

35 hrs hours per week working times are Monday - Friday term time only between 7:30am-2pm approximately.

To include 3 cleaning days and 5 teacher training days

Salary is on a Pro Rata Basis

Cityserve is a Birmingham City Council catering service for school meals providing fresh and nutritious food for school kitchens across the UK. Healthy eating is a continuous theme throughout all of our menus, and we are committed to the wellbeing of pupils. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy environment, delivers excellent customer service and is able to motivate and support team members.

As a Deputy Cook your responsibilities will include:

• Assist in Preparing and cooking meals for pupils
• Assist in Planning and controlling all aspects of the service
• Keeping the kitchen clean & tidy
• Assist in Costing, stocktaking and keeping appropriate records using IT skills
• Learning and Oracle
• Assist with Staff training
• To assist in maintaining a menu with balanced diets and allergen control
• To be aware of the care users' needs and dietary preferences
• To manage the kitchen in absence of the Catering Supervisor

Previous kitchen experience is essential to this role

Essential:

• Good people skills
• Passion about food and customer service
• Great team player
• Food Safety Level 3
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Allergy Awareness Certificate
• Experience in a similar environment
• High standards and quality drive
• A 'can do' attitude

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application; this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

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